Emmanuel Acho, a former NFL player and Emmy Award-winning analyst, dives into redefining goal-setting. He argues that traditional goals can limit potential and encourages embracing creativity to transform failures into growth opportunities. Acho discusses overcoming fear and self-doubt using affirmations and self-belief. He emphasizes the importance of discovering unique abilities and adopting a limitless mindset to break free from societal constraints. His latest book, "Illogical," serves as a guide to dreaming bigger and achieving more.
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Logic Limits Achievement
Greatest accomplishments come after abandoning logic, or conventional wisdom.
Embrace innate creativity and brilliance by defying logic.
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Fear of Ketchup
Emmanuel Acho's friend feared a ketchup packet, illustrating mortuosqueous phobia (fear of ketchup).
This highlights how others' fears can limit us, like avoiding relationships or businesses due to friends' or families' anxieties.
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The 4-Minute Mile
Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile barrier in 1952, despite it being considered physically impossible.
Within two years, 10 others achieved it, proving that limits are often self-imposed.
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In 'Will', Will Smith opens up about his life, sharing anecdotes from his early days in West Philadelphia, his rise in the music industry as part of DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, and his subsequent success in Hollywood. The book delves into his complex relationship with his father, the impact of his family on his life, and his journey to align outer success with inner happiness and human connection. Written with the help of Mark Manson, the book offers a blend of vulnerability, humor, and life lessons that reflect Will Smith's trademark style and larger-than-life personality.
Illogical
Emmanuel Acho
In *Illogical*, Emmanuel Acho shares his journey of defying odds and conventional wisdom to achieve success. The book offers a step-by-step guide to finding one's calling and shifting mindsets, using stories from Acho's life and other pioneers. It encourages readers to take risks and pursue their passions, even when they seem illogical.
Talking to Strangers
What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell
In 'Talking to Strangers', Malcolm Gladwell delves into the challenges and misunderstandings that occur when we interact with people we do not know. The book explores various high-profile cases, such as the death of Sandra Bland, the deceptions of Bernie Madoff, and the interactions between Neville Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler. Gladwell argues that our default assumption to trust strangers until proven otherwise often leads to disastrous outcomes. He discusses the 'default to truth' theory and how our perceptions of strangers can be skewed by preconceived notions and stereotypes. The book provides insights into human psychology and communication, highlighting the importance of being aware of our assumptions when dealing with strangers.
Is setting goals the best way to unlock your true potential?
We talk a lot about the importance of goal setting and how to set smart goals. But sometimes fear of failure can create unintentional limits within your goals, and that can actually end up holding you back. What if there was a better way to look at your goals so that you don’t just reach them, but achieve so much more?
I’m thrilled to have Emmanuel Acho on our show today to talk more in-depth about this topic. Emmanuel is a former NFL player who earned his Master’s Degree in Sports Psychology during his off-seasons. He’s an Emmy Award-Winning Fox Sports Analyst, host of an acclaimed video series, and author of the New York Times instant bestseller, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. Emmanuel’s newest book, Illogical: Saying Yes to a Life Without Limits, breaks down how to defy logic so that you can dream bigger and break through your limitations.
Fear of failure often fills the space between where you currently are and where you want to be. To overcome that fear, you have to redirect your perspective of failure by letting go of logic so you can keep pushing yourself beyond what conventional wisdom says is possible. If you live in a world where you compare yourself to a standard, this episode is for you.
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